This week on The Geek in Review, we talk with Lennie Nuara, co-founder of Flatiron Law Group, about what it means to build a talent-first, AI-powered legal practice. Nuara brings a rare mix of lawyer, technologist, operator, and systems thinker to the conversation, drawing from decades of experience using technology to improve legal work, from early portable computers…
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From : Blog Entry >> Jorge’s Blog EntryAderant Momentum 2026: Bringing the Conference Back to the Community Aderant Momentum Global 2026 is almost here, and based on the agenda, it is shaping up to be a meaningful week for firms focused on the business of law, financial operations, billing performance, AI, analytics, and the future of the Aderant ecosystem.
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A New Albany, Ohio man has pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening more than 30 public officials, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. The defendant, Lidderdale, entered the plea before Chief U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison in a case that reflects a broader federal enforcement priority: treating threats against officeholders and public…
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Everlaw and Legora have announced a technology partnership that will allow litigation teams to access documents stored in Everlaw directly within Legora’s drafting and collaboration environment.
The integration is designed to close the gap between the discovery and drafting phases of litigation. Under the arrangement, attorneys working in Legora — whether on witness statements, deposition questions or trial briefs —…
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The U.S. Supreme Court appeared reluctant at oral argument to upend the Federal Communications Commission’s internal enforcement process in a dispute brought by AT&T and Verizon over privacy-related penalties exceeding $100 million. The case puts a familiar administrative-law question in sharp focus: when a federal agency seeks significant civil penalties, how much process is constitutionally required before those sanctions become…
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At the Semafor World Economy summit, the “Future of Capitalism” session offered a visceral look at the growing pains of a financial system in mid-transition. Featuring Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital) and Jenny Johnson (CEO of Franklin Templeton), the discussion moved beyond the “if” of digital assets to the “how” of institutional integration.

From a technologist’s vantage point, the session was…
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The First Decision That Determines Transaction Confidence
In M&A, deals don’t break because documents move slowly.
They break when teams lose confidence in where information lives and who controls it.
As transactions span multiple firms, advisors, and jurisdictions, document sharing
becomes constant. Diligence runs in parallel. Decisions are made under tight timelines.
In this environment, security isn’t a final check.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has suspended the state’s May 16 congressional primary following the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 29 action involving the state’s congressional map, setting off immediate consequences for election administration and renewed urgency in the underlying redistricting fight.

The move underscores a recurring reality in voting-rights litigation: court rulings do not stay confined to briefing schedules and appellate…
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A newly filed motion in the Southern District of Florida puts a threshold issue front and center: whether the federal court has power to hear the case at all. In Defendant’s MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 136 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of R …, filed April 27, 2026, the defendant challenges the operative amended pleading on jurisdictional grounds,…
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced settlements with three of the world’s largest advertising agencies—WPP, Publicis, and Dentsu—over allegations that they coordinated brand-safety standards in a way that excluded or disadvantaged media outlets based on political content. The case, filed in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, is a significant signal that the FTC is willing to treat certain forms…
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Defendants Compass, Inc. and United Real Estate Group have moved to stay proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, asking the court to pause the case while related issues are resolved elsewhere. In practical terms, a stay motion is a request to put the litigation on hold—often to avoid duplicative work, inconsistent rulings, or expensive discovery that may prove unnecessary…
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The U.S. Supreme Court remains the center of gravity for several of the most consequential legal developments heading into May 2026, with new rulings and pending matters poised to reshape administrative authority, litigation strategy, and corporate risk planning. For legal professionals, the significance is less about any single headline and more about the cumulative direction of the Court: closer scrutiny…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has chosen Gibson Dunn partner Joshua Woodcock to become Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective May 4, a move that gives the securities bar an early read on how the agency may approach investigations and charging decisions during a period of internal reorganization.

The appointment stands out not just because of who was…
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An emergency motion to compel filed by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in this Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court Chapter 11 case is the kind of procedural fight that can quickly become outcome-determinative. At bottom, a creditors’ committee typically brings this kind of motion when it believes the debtor or another case stakeholder is not producing information fast enough—or fully…
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